Clarksville limits funeral processions to 6 cars

9:31 AM,
Mar. 20, 2013

FILE - A funeral procession leaves First Baptist Church in Franklin.

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Clarksville Police Department is limiting the number of vehicles in funeral processions to six. That includes the hearse.

According to The Leaf-Chronicle (http://leafne.ws/ZvfkDQ ), a change in department policy this week specifies that any procession led by a city police officer will have a clearly marked final vehicle. Mourners driving behind it must obey traffic signals and are not considered part ...